Over the summer, I had the absolute pleasure of traveling to the Michaelhouse school in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. We flew into Johannesburg, where we stayed for a week with our lovely host family. While in Joburg, we got to see many exciting sites from Freedom Park in Pretoria, to the Mandela House in Soweto. Moving farther north, we took an excursion to Mabula game lodge, where Thabo, our guide, did an excellent job of making sure we saw as many of the animals as possible such as lion, white rhino, wildebeest, zebra and so much more. We spent our night there attempting to finish the final john wick movie, and poorly preparing ourselves for the morning game drive. After our game drives we spent at our other host family’s home and got to enjoy a local delicacy known as braai (their version of a barbeque). We returned to Joburg for our final days before going to Michaelhouse.
Once we got to Michaelhouse we got acquainted with our dorm mates who were A blockers (Seniors), who we got to know well and spent much of our time with. They introduced us to Ralfe house where we stayed for the next three weeks. While I spent my time attempting to learn to code in Information technology class, Clayton was dominated Economics earning a 100% on the test. Along with our classes we got to try our hand at the sports that Michaelhouse offered. Clayton joined the golf team while there while I joined 1 of 17 football teams that Michaelhouse has. Clayton consistently performed at Michaelhouse’s top level of their golf team, while I managed to score a hat trick in my final game for Michaelhouse’s F team. Through these classes, houses, and teams, we met tons of wonderful people who I hope to stay in touch with for many years to come, and we our incredibly fortunate and happy to have had this amazing opportunity to stay at Michaelhouse and go to South Africa.
Sincerely, Jack Hawkins and Clayton Lindley
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